The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-08-12
Romantic Career.

That WickedDess sometimes prosr.
rs evidenced, says tie New York Wr,ls
by the rather romantic career within -.
last few months of Charles ". Bart.
formerly os Albany, this State, late, =.
San Francisco, Cal, and now eIev,,.s
by the power of love TO the throne =,
King of Cooks IslaDd, in the Sor,t
Pacific ocean. a history Of Nj. Banks,
life in Albany would add 30 little int.
est to his later life that il is unnecss.,
nv to refer to it now, except to st.,.
that In that rolling town he maria.
very interesting young lady, for wEo,-
according to his latest letter 10 frier4,
in this city, he still enter5ains the mos,
touching affection. 1t is also hsrl-,
necessary to say that the lady il oDs,
tion, Mrs. Fanny a. Banks, who is NON
in this city, places 50 little faith in tbs..
assurances of unbounded love that Oh.
has begun a divorce suit, and charys,
his Kingship with deBertlon and iTs
deity.
Soon after the marriage OF the car,1.
they journeyed to San Francisco, wb-rs
Mr.. Banks, being Intelligent and bright
as well as a handsome young man. Obtain
ed employment in the express Office n,
Wells, Fargo IL Co. There he prC5na,-
! ed, prosper, I too well for bis persona
good for, having obtained position a,
/ trust, and gained the entire confdencs
! OF his employers, he suddenly dis,n
peared six months ago, carrying with
/ over $50, 600 belonging to the compapv
His many frieuds at the Golden gsts
mourned his departure for be was
good fellow, reckless with his money
an interesting talker, and good story.
teller, while his little suppeTs at bons
and at his club we're the talk OF society
for days after each event. Mrs. Banks
too, mourned his loss, but her reason,
were widely different, and she came "a
this city after gathering enough evidence
IN San Francisco to prove to her tbs,
her husband had not been all tha. sbs
had expected. Consulting the law fru
of Messrs. Johnes, Benuer Il WIlcoI
here, the papers for a divorce were prop
erly drawn up, but pending information
as to the whereabouts of heI recresD,
husband, she withheld proceedings.
Meanwhile, Wells, Fargo Il Co. had
cent detectives atIer the defsIlter, who
tracked him to Tahiti, Sandwich Is
lands, but the willy young man fled in 4
schooner few hours before the sIeu.h-
hounds of the law reached there. From
this point the gay defaulter's move,
ments much resemble these of Bill,
Kid, the iilustrious hero whom Rosni
Vokes sings about in her clever song
His Art was True to Poll" Like
/ 2illy Kid, Mr.. Banks
| on a strange shore and locked og
Wnen AahII - Color "a ths
shady,
Came along and accosted him:
'.Oh stay with me and the King you'n be
And in palace lon.
Or I'll eat you like filet =" so be gave b.
hand did Billy,
But his art was true 10 Poll.
Mr.. Banks was certainly in luck. H
had sailed away from Tahiti for a poi1
anywhere out of the reach o.. tie Law
and tavoring gales had directed his crsf
10 the shores of Raretonga, Cooks Is
sland, in the South Pacific, where III
beautiful but dusky Queen Ulakea fUls
kea in English, but something else Il
her own picturesque Ianguage) refgDe
quietly and kindly over her loving tribe
She is widow, but ceased abruptly &
grieve tor her departed lord. when tb
handsome face and manly bearing an,
hgure of Mr.. Banks loomed up before
her IN her quiet. luxurious home. He
Was a wanderer, weary and forlorn. and
she a widow, sad and lonely, but witt
lots of this worlds goods ard a large
heart, which she unhesitatingly threw
at his feet. Her kindness won him
coupled with his own Yankee ingenui-
ty, which told him that be had struck II
rich, TO use an American!sn. and b:
availed himself of the fortunate Cspor
tunIty equally as unhesitatingly as j,
had been opened to him.